Who Is To Blame For Gatsby's Death

The Great Gatsby by F.S. Fitzgerald follows the lives of many of the rich in West and East Egg during the Roaring 20s as they experience the fun, but carelessness of the era which eventually results in affliction. Nick Carraway narrates the life of billionaire Jay Gatsby as he attempts to be reunited with his love, Daisy Buchanan. Despite these endeavors, Gatsby does not obtain the fantasy he desires and instead, his life ends in death. Although George Wilson was the person who pulled the trigger on Gatsby, Jay Gatsby himself is at fault for his demise. Due to Gatsby’s fixation on reliving his past with Daisy, this ultimately contributed to his death. Gatsby consistently only saw his former self once he was reunited with Daisy, however this often led to clouded judgement.Nick says, that Gastby “...talk[s] a lot about

Gatsby is consistently putting himself at odds because of his captivation with Daisy, prompting his own actions to be the basis for his death. Even though Gatsby is largely responsible for his own downfall, George Wilson believes that Gatsby killed his wife leading to him physically killing Gatsby. After hearing who killed Myrtle, her husband, George Wilson, went after the killer. On Gatsby’s property, one of Gatsby’s associates, “...Wolfsheim’s proteges- heard the shots...(Fitzgerald 124). George physically took the gun and shot Jay Gatsby after his wife’s death as revenge. Regardless of Gatsby’s own actions which led to this event occurring, this single action caused the death of Gatsby. In addition to Wilson shooting Gatsby, he also presumed that Gatsby was the perpetrator of his wife’s death. George continues to go back to the night of Myrtle's death, contemplating the events, and putting the blame onto